Biography
Wenyan Deng is a Ph.D. student in comparative and international political economy, focusing on authoritarian politics, trade, and immigration policies. Her dissertation project examines how varying levels of power centralization in authoritarian regimes impact the ways in which leaders respond to pressures from the elite and the public, and how the attempt to balance these pressures affects trade policy outputs.
In 2020, her co-authored paper, "Latinization of Organized Labor and Democratic Immigration Positions," won the Best Paper Award from the Political Organizations and Parties (POP) Section of the American Political Science Association. Her other ongoing projects examine the influence of authoritarian power centralization campaigns on interpersonal trust.
Biography
Wenyan Deng is a Ph.D. student in comparative and international political economy, focusing on authoritarian politics, trade, and immigration policies. Her dissertation project examines how varying levels of power centralization in authoritarian regimes impact the ways in which leaders respond to pressures from the elite and the public, and how the attempt to balance these pressures affects trade policy outputs.
In 2020, her co-authored paper, "Latinization of Organized Labor and Democratic Immigration Positions," won the Best Paper Award from the Political Organizations and Parties (POP) Section of the American Political Science Association. Her other ongoing projects examine the influence of authoritarian power centralization campaigns on interpersonal trust.